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Proving the Bible is false in few words.
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words.
(May 20, 2010 at 5:25 am)tackattack Wrote: TY leo and tav but no need, all comments I made were out of line and retracted... silence being the better part of discretion.

Would Caecilian or anyone like to comment on the usefullness of God or an absolute value relatable to God or delusion. If not hijack away.

Hmmm...

As far as the usefulness of 'god' as a concept to an individual goes, thats really a matter of personal preference. While you obviously find the concept 'god' useful, I don't. There really isn't much that either of us can say beyond that.

Okay now, found the last relevant post of yours that I didn't answer:

Quote:your questions were
a-What is an 'absolute value' supposed to be?
b-How can something that lies outside of the boundaries of the known universe be a guide to anything?

to which I will answer
a- If absolute, the sum whole, perfect in relation to imperfection. An example would be a perfect circle in which every atom of the lines that make the visible circle were completely even and balanced.
b-In the same was we use the magnetic poles to navigate or used to use the sun to tell time. I could also use the analogy of us using the stars to navigate. Just because something is out of our comprehension and reach doesn't negate it's usefullness.

As I've already indicated, I don't think that its really possible to argue over the usefulness of the concept 'god' (or, for that matter, any other concept), if what you mean by 'usefulness' is something purely subjective such as 'useful to me in making ethical decisions'.

OTOH, theres the issue of whether 'god' is useful as part of an explanation that lies within public discourse. That is: are there phenomena in the world that are best explained with reference to 'god'? Another way of putting this is: does 'god' have explanatory value? I would say clearly not.

Note that the issue of personal usefulness is quite distinct from the issue of ontology. Someone may, for example, find it useful to think of the human mind in terms of ego, superego and id. But just because its personally useful, doesn't make it true. By contrast, explanatory value and truth are very much linked together- what has the most explanatory value is generally the best available approximation of reality.

I'm still confused over the 'absolute value' and 'absolute perfection' stuff. Values and perfection are relative. A circle can be a perfect circle; a square can be a perfect square; a squiggly blob can be a perfect squiggly blob. They are only im/perfect in the view of an observer.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin

A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
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RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by fr0d0 - May 19, 2010 at 12:42 pm
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by Caecilian - May 21, 2010 at 10:44 am
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by fr0d0 - June 4, 2010 at 12:12 pm
RE: Proving the Bible is false in few words. - by fr0d0 - June 4, 2010 at 12:47 pm

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